"Kerry Sets Democratic Fund-Raising Record"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat John Kerry has nearly matched President Bush in spending since the primaries ended, tapping record donations to pour roughly $111 million into his bid over the past four months.

Both Kerry and Bush have taken in unprecedented sums, thanks in part to their decisions to skip public financing and its $45 million spending limit through the primaries. The decision freed them to raise as much as possible in private donations.

Kerry reported to the Federal Election Commission late Tuesday that he raised a Democratic record of more than $186 million from January 2003 through last month, including roughly $37 million in June. Internet fund raising played a big role, accounting for about one-third of his donations last month.

The Massachusetts senator started July with about $37 million on hand after spending roughly $28 million in June. Kerry spent about $110 million from his sweep of the Super Tuesday primaries on March 2 through June as he and Bush hit the airwaves with ads; overall, Kerry has spent at least $149 million on his White House bid.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040721/D83V9KNG0.html

[Larkspur]

1. And I donated $0.00 to it

:bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :party:

[sangh0]

2. And you wonder why Kerry supporters won't post in your Dean threads

:crazy:

[Larkspur]

3. I don't have a problem with Kerry supporters not posting in Dean threads

I object when they only post in anti-Dean threads or flame-bait Dean threads and get away with it.

[sangh0]

8. That's not what you said in another post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2034546#2034721

and your desire for reasonable debate (the desire you calim to have in the post I linked to) is contradicted by another of your posts:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2034781#2034799

[freetobegay]

4. Dean is a good man

Most of his supporters, well thats another story. They are the reason he lost so bad. Does any message in this thread give you a hint as to why.

[Larkspur]

6. No Dean's supporters did not cause him to lose

There was a combination of events both inside and outside the Dean campaign that caused Dean to lose. Dean's supporters on this board did not cause Dean's loss.

[efhmc]

5. Your call but not Dean's choice for his supporters.

[Larkspur]

7. Dean gave his supporters freedom

to support or not support Kerry. I'll vote for Kerry, which is what Dean has asked his supporters to do, but I refuse to donate time or money to the man who lives in 5 mansions and whose supporters use Rovian tactics to bring down Dean's campaign.

[sangh0]

9. "Kerry, Kerry, Kerry, Kerry..."

Sour grapes make bitter whines